Queen elizabeth News

So, a new monarch has been born. Reluctantly, I know this; and only because the tv screens at my gym won’t shut up about it.

Adele was recently honored by Queen Elizabeth II. According to an article from the New York Daily News, Adele is one of 1,180 people that was recognized in the Queen’s Birthday Honors list as the British monarch celebrated her 87th birthday.

London - Reports say that Queen Elizabeth II is set to sign a new Commonwealth Charter to stamp out discrimination against gays and promote gender equality. UK's Daily Mail reports that signing the charter will be one of the most controversial acts of her reign.

London - London’s Metropolitan Police have confirmed that a man was disabled with a taser outside the Queen’s residence, Buckingham Palace, in London. The man is reported to have broken through a cordon and held a knife to his throat.

Toronto - Digital Journal Chief Executive Officer, Chris Hogg, has been named a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. A journalist and entrepreneur, Hogg is being recognized for significant achievement and remarkable service to Canada.

Windsor - There are many special places in England. One of the most interesting is the old town of Windsor, home of the castle and one of Queen Elizabeth's official residences.

London - It has just been confirmed that Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has been taken to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary as a "precautionary measure." This is the third time in just eight months he has been admitted to the hospital.

Sixty officially sanctioned poems, each by a different poet, have been uploaded to the Web. The poems were commissioned to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

A pair of Queen Elizabeth II's lacy "royal underwear" are now available for sale on eBay. The estate of Baron Joseph "Sepy" de Bickse Dobronyi wants eBay bidders to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee by buying an old pair of her "knickers."

Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has vowed to take steps toward removing the Queen as head of state and turn the country into a republic.